Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 297 › Conversation 297-027
Nixon & Kissinger on White House leaks and Personnel management
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 12:29 PM–12:33 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss concerns regarding internal leaks and personnel loyalty within the administration. Expressing frustration over unauthorized disclosures to the press, the President emphasizes the need to identify the sources of these leaks and enforce internal discipline to prevent further backbiting. The conversation concludes with a directive to handle personnel matters discreetly while reinforcing the administration's stance against untrustworthy staff members.
- White House leaks
- Personnel management
- Internal security
- Press relations
- Nixon administration discipline
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:33 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 297-27
Date: November 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:33 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
Kissinger’s schedule
-Return callAlso recorded on November 12, 1971
- 014-083 12:10 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:10 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 297-026 12:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:10 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 297-028 12:33 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:33 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 297-029 12:59 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-030 12:59 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-031 12:59 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-032 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
- 297-033 12:59 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 297-027, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/297-027 (accessed October 1, 2026).